CCMS Football Opens Season with Loss to Tullahoma

Travis Martin of CCMS football [Photo courtesy of Dana Giltner & Shannon Smith – DanasDigital.com / ShannonSmiles.com]

The Coffee County Middle School football team opened the 2018 season at home on Tuesday night.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series, the Red Raiders played host to Tullahoma in the annual Coffee Cup Game.  Five turnovers cost the Raiders a chance at the upset as they fell 22 to 6 to the Wildcats.

Trailing 16 to 0 in the 2nd quarter, Coffee Middle put together a 2 minute, 6 play, 42 yard touchdown drive capped off by a 2 yard touchdown run from Travis Martin to cut the deficit to 16 to 6 at the half.  The Raiders were held to 15 yards and turned the ball over 4 times in the 2nd half to erase any chance at the comeback win.

Martin finished with a 40 yards on 11 carries.  Elijah Clemmons added 17 yards on 3 carries while Brendan Sheppard added 11 yards rushing on 2 carries.

The Red Raiders return to Carden-Jarrell Field next Tuesday.  They will play host to Lake Forest Middle School of Cleveland, TN.  Kickoff is set for 5 PM CDT.

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